Dollar General Corp

Dollar General does not have a political action committee (PAC) and does not make contributions or expenditures to participate or intervene in any campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for trust, honesty, fairness and respect. [...] Pre-approval by the Chief Executive Officer is required for any Company contribution or expenditures directly made to influence the general public with respect to a referendum. If any such contributions are made by the Company, such contributions will be publicly disclosed on an annual basis, beginning with the Company's completed 2022 fiscal year. [...] Any Company contributions or expenditures (including but not limited to dues or membership fees) of greater than $10,000 directly made to entities organized under Section 527 (political organizations), Section 501(c)(4) (which may include social welfare organizations or special interests groups), or 501(c)(6) (which may include trade associations) of the Internal Revenue Code, which may be used to participate or intervene in any campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office or to influence the general public, or any segment thereof, with respect to an election or referendum, must be approved in advance by the Company's Vice President of Government Affairs, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, and Chief Executive Officer. Such contributions and expenditures will be publicly reported on an annual basis, beginning with the Company's completed 2022 fiscal year.

Our Political Activities Policy, which was adopted by the Nominating and Governance Committee of our Board of Directors this year, codifies our positions on political activities. This policy is publicly available on our website located at https://www.dollargeneral.com/about-us/corporate-social-responsibility.html and provides for significant oversight of our limited political contributions. Specifically, pre-approval by our Chief Executive Officer is required for any permitted direct Company political contributions, specifically those directly made to influence the general public with respect to a referendum. Further, any Company contributions or expenditures of greater than $10,000 directly made to entities organized under Section 527, 501(c)(4), or 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code, which, because of the nature of these organizations, may be used for political purposes (thus, potentially "indirect political contributions"), must be approved in advance by each of our Vice President of Government Affairs, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, and Chief Executive Officer. [...] Our Nominating and Governance Committee oversees management's efforts on significant issues relating to political contributions in accordance with the Nominating and Governance Committee Charter. In connection with this oversight, as mentioned above, the Committee reviewed and approved our Political Activities Policy. Additionally, the Committee will review and approve any future changes to this policy and annually review any Company political contributions requiring public disclosure pursuant to this policy. [...] Beginning with our completed 2022 fiscal year, we will annually and publicly report on all direct Company political contributions and indirect Company political contributions of greater than $10,000.

Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Governance Structure The Board of Directors and its three standing committees are responsible for oversight of the Company's corporate responsibility and sustainability related efforts. Nominating, Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee The Nominating, Governance and Corporate Responsibility (NGCR) Committee has primary responsibility for oversight of corporate governance and significant corporate social responsibility and sustainability matters (to the extent not overseen by the full Board or another committee). Such matters may include significant matters relating to the environment, human rights, health and safety, supply chain, community and governmental relations, charitable contributions, political contributions (if any) and similar matters. As part of this oversight, the NGCR Committee reviews our sustainability disclosures and practices, including climate-related disclosures, practices, strategy, goals and targets; oversees our annual shareholder outreach program and shareholder proposals; receives regular reports on engagements with and viewpoints provided by shareholders on governance, corporate responsibility and sustainability matters; and reviews detailed information regarding corporate governance trends and practices—all of which informs recommendations to the Board. [...] Political Contributions Dollar General does not have a political action committee (PAC) and does not make contributions or expenditures to participate or intervene in any campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office or to influence the general public with respect to the candidate for a specific election. A copy of our political contributions policy is available on our Corporate Social Responsibility website. Member Organizations and Trade Associations Dollar General is a member of certain trade associations that help advance the sharing of information relevant to our industry, industry-related best practices, and or leadership development. We reviewed our relationships with trade associations and member organizations focused on political or legislative advocacy and did not identify any expenditure in excess of $10,000 to 501C(4), 501C(6), or 527 organizations that were used to influence candidates for election, elections, or referendum in 2024. The Company paid dues of ~$1 million in the aggregate to various trade organizations such as the Retail Industry Leaders Association, Food Marketing Institute and various state retail associations and chambers of commerce of which it was a member in 2024.